The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-08

G~naractef OF the men COMING absas
Ii such orpapizoH we
Of the state ans w y,Gt i Mas net had ~.
ny u naia 81 Irresponsible ner held, sss1
81. %I Gn are a t-.buie9% a ',esl who.
lied they would .iiQoIT' haa Nley were I
orgaMzatig1, subject To d Saft Of a n
OF the proper otfica,%si ia Under e1
1hey would he BOND whose ~
would prove q check N.Y. 70 ohey. MI
IN the Flrst case ther wGGnId '44ef1 at ali
erGy III their posfes,ion' MN nave Ststa
IN the second they woYid = l. Violation III
accordance With law bhnI35ves that psss
the state and to preserTeN ~ a. LOT the esss
"IH Uleiahsefed. peace VIA
militia III the country psri "h 10 orgapiss
sllch volunteer coqnpa%ia sues, Or 10 -
service. In the event Hf' .ILQald ofes "
carried ont one or two cn cnae schema
m IEbiaE might have been ra sGial9Pf n Of
disturbance ana gone fatally ar checked /
ing the conflicting elemnn+s' "afd harnaI
In fNct, III all tina. Eas h.
the matter L have been ANNA aohe by M
70 carry out your po.ioy, and q'sa By drE
GONG tAls have brought regret Hal
to ne l''e' EMBARRASSING to You and ss sa
10 u &c S9fn enc I desire tocall van. !,
10 [he 1aft that commissions have Sodr atfeatD
! Rouge, and TO the field e eooidapanies in
I OF q regiment in East F"iiiai company oHfg
heard that steps were hninnrt ana, and [ MI
~ ~ c"niEaIllts and regiments ! 70 oegx
oiSneF parishes in the State, ali ~ "a tYafS
NV lay a!d 10 procure arms "aVha
~ sho II u your desire that % nn eqs
sSI eT Iiia@ De taken toward the ON ~ iaft
Vi t biaal,i!Sald IN the country? "NSnzas
Kirnm"o,o TGIofe NE now two letters fro,,o
A. h'S w SeH. Lewis, asking how or y &
s enc Giilit y Is - be organized in @t H. III
%'tjfSri'o IlttrlcTs; aa1f
p+r, 9ot;dlit iLts letter to YOU and ask t.m
K ',nytvIS ~ tne premises. ''af
ra "4T hIla+ 20" . are pressed for q,
s11ccb Io III i IN compelled to addresSs
i1nnd5 LIZ, " appears to me Il
Itnttoi,%nV matter which should n . WI
oelihlSely. Very respectfully, NC sea
d ~ |. ". p,-s
=, D,EIn neglected. to state that sba IaNM
ott!ce ol COMMISSIONED officers, ana s W
sSItIGe OF 9hlistGd men. is for five Tsss =
ga l - bJ reference to the reensss \
tlie oIhGefS OF the company in Taga n
iliSu tnelf 9ath OF Office on March Is sss ggne
H00 AGV NO 'o' 1873, sec. 20, n Ia
IT. w., D. Nv
No Col. faFton's letter Of Nav 10 3ulaR
moore made the following reply:
THrRon.rv ma,
Big; zen. l. W. Patton. Adjutsnt Ganar,, \
u LOUISIANA New Orleans, La;
General have the honor :, ,
receipt Of your Communicates "c "
instant, and in reply haD ta : ! we
impression as formed Prov, haS w
ton with you that the arma 10y eaass8
hands OF private indiyidnaia Nh "eIs y
them for hunting purposesn is corr msie
are private persons, hecereooo iifseSs III
were properly or legally "mnsfnra5s vi III
vice. they were so mustered ;;, ~ LIVE
22d day of March, 1874. for tha y y
two years: hence from the 22d dsVot s III v
But granting il were otbarTri - mlla
not, the individual membera 49, X
pany have no right to carry 70 Il ~ We M
residences The property of the ssota 49,
each and every member Of this So
does. Indeed the organizatinn G ;tssagiaa
the very letter of the Law had y vs.
the arms, az the latter mart ~ ae ny -
Act No. IS, approved AMI Il Seeaoa MI
clares that mo arms or e em,;r, :, tsssa
furnished by the State to an pvl cnnsI 49,
corps = until a suitahle a;,o ov.nssas
Of deposit shall be provided y Irnisa5N "
private residences of the ,nerohsur ais ~
company. ~ some of whom rosiaa MNE
town, san be considered an aaf n..ss "
suitable place of deD0sit. - tban 1a aSsts:.
there was a violation Of fbe IAN H. h 81
Governor of the State: tbereforp. 4 y ny ! !
citizen and an officer Of The Steta Z -
it was, and still think II il. ny d,,,s si y
prise the proper authorities ~ ~ ~, y
fraction, and to aid, in nv faobio 80
Excellency, the Governer. IA sstsse W. Wy,
the laecs be Iu1hftlly eYecutedn ""o =
1t Is not my province ia mako a6y s,,ss i
tons why this body of men sbarla "a Sd hss
10 my superior ofieers' b1ss sbs s ~
riousIy fTnp 5raI and thn,rbblnGIeooss ~ 49, ny ".
but lew exceptions' nF fbssS ssss
of course o and HE Cavern
ignorant. eompels me al one who wanld %
once see honor reflected on The Siats ~
and order prevail in this comTnrh3r mi
determination existing hefwean FinSssI.s
CARNATIONS in this parish. fyhich agrfs
can assure you, fail of aeco,nnlishnshs
of reorganization. coh1pels "a Z
apprise you OF the Facts, 40 that van ftsTr
"Ct unadvisedly.
= / can safely say that If this bo,.E of "a
are reorganized, the administration S1lx
10 secure any tit and competent citiaeIs n
will accept Commissions as repimeptsI
or be able to organize Any Whit8 n;Es
in this parish. f
This be it remembered is not Of nv !
reasonable prejudice against the coin
man, because there are many of fhiE nisas
citizens whom the people of Tafoufcbe nm
be glad to see enrolled as part of the milf
but II people know full well that s1@
venal and corrupt body of men, whichg 0E
the majority Of this so-ealied cofapam
ioss not exist within the Parish ljmita.
The mere arrest by q civil officer Of
drunken negro in the town If TTaiboaauxi
lhe tocsin that soE nds to arms and sunm0
;hese valiant warriors ito hold here
leeds, u to wit: the rescue from lie officer "a
lis prisoner and of the p~roynklnr Of ti|
turbulent mob TO the very verge Of riel
ploodshed and arson. These ffires hat
,ccurred more than once In mhihodsny MI
IS late as the 18th instant.
Time and time again have open Tired
,een made, when we have sought To- eEeclAs
iats of civil eases involving osasi polite
matters, that the militia would stay Ell
Several days since. on the triad
he parish court of a ca involving acqe
Ior the Office OF poilee jurors, wfieh Y
cipatiils u ynHguiene ~ansageil tSa t. 81
gp9p4tcan gtaliaan's one VI my ~ s1ssffs M
III, iIlt LOT Llaae PEI 4 po H. a sIn;,; ;tta
my u so stoe Up, anu re slat s, vac r,as WI
LOU, ,o"io see " IL tna' 'esl'"Aho' "aa ~
1oa n,nor.1 4h.t M mn
\ l a assure yen. GENERA ae n,s aihs L. u a III
ny innate la.ssahe yuaiu VSesoo,Id hhssga " II
iad oy d eotgaillAaslon h ! moul Sa W. ! an
l nsaa you VI tlese ~ ,sc oant osnoie tai npa :
sacA actlon VIZ SohS " H. IN I ;rst.si
a III y9u[ consiauaf arlors u tt VIZ 4 mssAsI
sd;rsntip . r=eore an;zatio of the 10
my. -, ssdas
l fespsctIulIy suRges t this no on onig 'Y fgS
. ot ths s,,o cp ~ ! I. as nsssJ
nee, DlE TIaG OTUef lie fSSUGu lUT Gth@ensAf -